Benin vs China: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Benin
1.53 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
China
2.95 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Benin rank
3rd
China rank
2nd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Benin
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 2.95 million rice milled equivalent against 1.53 million rice milled equivalent in Benin, a difference of 1.42 million rice milled equivalent.

That makes China's figure about 1.9 times Benin's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 179 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin China Difference Ahead
1960s 5,233 rice milled equivalent 468,332 rice milled equivalent 463,099 rice milled equivalent China
1970s 6,209 rice milled equivalent 442,498 rice milled equivalent 436,289 rice milled equivalent China
1980s 37,932 rice milled equivalent 736,016 rice milled equivalent 698,084 rice milled equivalent China
1990s 170,020 rice milled equivalent 794,152 rice milled equivalent 624,131 rice milled equivalent China
2000s 379,378 rice milled equivalent 833,583 rice milled equivalent 454,205 rice milled equivalent China
2010s 1.24 million rice milled equivalent 2.92 million rice milled equivalent 1.68 million rice milled equivalent China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Benin or China?
China, at 2.95 million rice milled equivalent against 1.53 million rice milled equivalent in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Benin and China?
1.42 million rice milled equivalent, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and China?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Benin and China rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Benin ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent)
Unit
rice milled equivalent
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 7,665 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.